19-year-old El Pasoan dies in Hudspeth County crash

EL PASO &GT;&GT; A 19-year-old El Pasoan died in a two-vehicle crash on Sunday night in Hudspeth County, east of El Paso.

The crash was reported at about 6:20 p.m. on eastbound U.S. 62, a Department of Public Safety news release said.

Gabriel Garcia was killed when his car skidded into the opposite lane and was struck by another vehicle.

Investigators said Garcia's 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix was traveling east when it drifted north off the roadway for unknown reasons. Garcia then over corrected and entered the westbound lane into the path of a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta.

The driver of the Jetta, 48-year-old Juan Carlos Cornelio of El Paso, was also seriously injured in the crash.